Comments on: What the British say… and what they mean… https://expatsincebirth.com/2018/03/04/what-the-british-say-and-what-they-mean/ a blog by a multilingual lifelong expat/international, linguist, researcher, speaker, mother of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about raising children with multiple languages, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life... Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Celia Southey https://expatsincebirth.com/2018/03/04/what-the-british-say-and-what-they-mean/#comment-30860 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:25:22 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=7487#comment-30860 HI! With spending over 6 years in China, our family learnt to be quite clear-cut in our communication. This has created some problems with our return to Australia. Even after being back in Aus for 7 years, we are still thought to be too black and white, or too direct. I definitely think it comes from needing to be clear with all the different nationalities we were interacting with 🙂

]]> By: Swaroop Patil https://expatsincebirth.com/2018/03/04/what-the-british-say-and-what-they-mean/#comment-30823 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:07:59 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=7487#comment-30823 That was Very interesting..

]]> By: Ute Limacher-Riebold https://expatsincebirth.com/2018/03/04/what-the-british-say-and-what-they-mean/#comment-29681 Sat, 19 May 2018 12:56:09 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=7487#comment-29681 In reply to 4963andypop.

Oh this is a great topic I’ll surely will write about! I’m a very convinced language learner: “when in Rome, talk like Romans… ” But I know that some internationals or expats, when they stay in a country only for a short time – eg. a year or two – and the local language is very different from the other languages they speak, they might not really learn it, but I always advise to learn at least the basics…

]]> By: 4963andypop https://expatsincebirth.com/2018/03/04/what-the-british-say-and-what-they-mean/#comment-29679 Fri, 18 May 2018 20:16:38 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=7487#comment-29679 In reply to Ute Limacher-Riebold.

How about the choice of when to speak your native toungue vs when to tough it out in the one of the land youre in? When i travelled, i felt like many other Americans spoke English too much and thereby limited their experiences while abroad. I think peoplerespect you more when you attempt to speak the native language, even if you butcher it!

]]> By: Ute Limacher-Riebold https://expatsincebirth.com/2018/03/04/what-the-british-say-and-what-they-mean/#comment-29678 Fri, 18 May 2018 20:06:48 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=7487#comment-29678 In reply to 4963andypop.

Thank you! What would you like me to write about? There is so much to say!…

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